Description

Brussels, Belgium.

Various shots of crowd on streets of Brussels, celebrating the liberation by British and Canadian troops. People cheer, wave to camera, assault photo of Hitler, take off German street signs etc. Several shots of the people ripping off German flags and dismantling German insignia on a building. High angle shots of mass crowds celebrating liberation. More shots of the people ripping off and burning German flags. Crowd cheering as allied tanks and other vehicles drive through the streets. Various shots of the vehicles burning on the streets, still signs of fighting seen. German prisoners being rounded. Crowd cheering liberators. Dead bodies on the streets. Woman dancing with joy. More shots of the crowds cheering allied troops and dancing. Various shots of heavily bombed buildings. Cut back to cheering crowd.

10 telling images selected from British Pathé's extensive WWI footage. 'The war to end all wars' was a war without parallel: over 70 million military personnel were involved and over 17 million people died.